Taichung City Second Market－Taichung Tourism

Introduction

The 100-year-old Taichung City Second Market is located on Sanmin Road and Taiwan Boulevard. It was a place of pricy extravagant merchandise in the Japanese colonial period.
The center of the market is marked by a historic hexagon architecture. In early times, it was an important market where daily commodities were gathered and distributed. Due to the wide variety of goods, vendors were placed in different sections in the hexagon layout.
The Second Market is also a place where you can find delicious local food of Taichung. Some of the iconic traditional deliciousness that can be traced back to generations ago include braised pork belly with rice, white jute, mushroom and meat soup, black tea, noodles, etc. Any food vendor you find in the market is probably a gourmet-certified eatery. It is the place to visit for some traditionally flavored Taichung snacks.

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neilhassall
Trip Type:
Limited appeal / small market
2019-02
I’n not really sure what all the fuss is about - it is quite a small market, limited in what it sells and not as good as others I’ve been to in Taiwan. We visited at around 2pm on a Tuesday afternoon...
Goochmaster
Trip Type:
Family
Quick Visit Will do.
2018-10
The second market is close to the Taipei Main station and easily reached by bus. The famous food is right at the front entrance of the market at Zhongshan road. They sell the glutinous rice sausage...
Cindy W
Trip Type:
Couples
Spotted good foods in the market!
2018-06
Though the appearance of the market looks like some old and torn market, but the foods offered in the market were hidden gems! Though most people recommended the stall that offered Glutinous Rice...
kimitakas
Trip Type:
Solo travel
Local market
2018-04
2nd Market in Taichung is a local market, which houses groceries. There are also some eateries, but for foreigners it is difficult to place an order.
SALMICHY
Trip Type:
Quite disappointed
2018-03
Went on a Monday but was quite disappointed as many stalls were closed. Managed to grab some food from an economy rice vendor. Went back the next day during lunch time to check out the fully opened...